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Under The RadarVolume 56 Number 5May, 2015

Good bye from Jim and Elaine!See you in Las Vegas, NV!

Officers 2015 President …………..……Tony Schavone Vice-president ………..…Donna Stewart Secretary …………….………. Bert Wiest Treasurer………………..….Mike Baddley NCCC Governor…..…..………Joe Orrico Newsletter Editor……………Debra Ruby Webmaster……….…….Douglas Mariani

Board of Governors

Amelia Allison Claude Allison Eric Ellsworth Gary Maleski Gary Plehn Laura Schavone.

Committee Chair Banquet Car Show………………….Claude Allison Care & Kindness…………. Dianne Wiest Charity……………………….Dianne Wiest Clothing…..Shirley Jones/Marcia Lynch Dealer Rep……………….….Cindy Orrico Goodwill Ambassador…….Cindy Orrico Historians……………....Pat & Jan Works Meeting Hostess………..…Dianne Wiest Membership………………Donna Stewart Hospitality………….……..Donna Stewart Raffle.………Linda Norris/ Shirley Jones Sergeant at Arms….Ron DeBartolomeis Socials Trophies/Awards……………Tom Cuccio

Car Show Champion Rally Champion Auto Cross champion

We are a car club made up of Corvette owners with a passion for a finedriving machine, with the goal to participate in and support auto-relatedactivities, such as: car shows, auto-crossing, rallies, drag racing, caravans,cruises, parades, etc.

We support (N.C.C.C.) National Council of Corvette Clubs, NationalCorvette Museum, several social, civic, and charitable organizations. CSS isincorporated as a non-profit organization in the County of Orange, California.

Who We Are

CSS Family UpdatesLaura Schavone’s sister died. We all send our condolences.

Pat Works had his ankle replacement surgery at Cedars Hospital in LosAngeles. He is doing well and should be home soon.

Cindy Orrico is on IV pain medications now and is confined to bed. She wantsto send Love and Hugs to everyone.

Ed McCallister suffered a massive heart attack. He is in St Jude Hospital.5/31/15

CSS Upcoming Events 2015June 7 Participants Choice Car Show - OC Vettes @ Huntington Beach concourse - Sanctioned Event

June 13 Tony’s Mystery Run

June 16 CSS Board Meeting

June 20 Deerpark Winery and Car Museum Event - Bert

June 26 The Bash Before Big Bear Bash at Garry & Shirley Jones at 2:00 pm

June 26-28 Big Bear Bash - Corvette West Car Show. Autocross, Gimmick Rallye. Sanctioned Events

July 7 CSS General Meeting

July 11 Poker Run. OC Vettes

Aug. 8 2015 Desert Breeze Rallye with the Victor Valley Vettes Corvette Club

Aug. 16 CSS Car Show at Connell Chevrolet

Aug. 22 Swim Party at Donna Stewart’s house

Corvette Time Line: June 30, 1953 – The first production Corvette rolls off the assembly line at a temporary facility on VanSlyke Ave. in Flint, Michigan.

We will be letting you know of Caravans for these events as soon as they are in place. Please let us know of any eventsyou would like to plan and organize. We need all your ideas and participation.

Thanks,Vice Prez.Donna Stewart~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Car Show Appeal:The car show committee is working very hard to obtain items for the goodie bags and raffle prizes. To help make thisevent a big success, we need all of the members to participate in our collection of merchandise.

We are making an appeal to all club members to help with the car show. We especially need CAR SHOW VOLUNTEERS andmembers to make contact with someone you do business with for raffle prizes. Suggested donation items could be:restaurant discounts, electronic store gift items, Trips, Amusement Park passes, Harbor Cruises, tickets to Baseballgames, movies etc. You could also donate any Garage Sale items to the Car Show as gifts such as, electronic items,gently used bric-brac items, silk flowers, etc. In addition, we need goodie bag items or anything we can put into the bagslike pens, pencils, key fobs, chapstick, travel size sunscreen, snacks and bottled water.

We need 120 units for each of the following Goodie Bag Items:· Bottled Water = 4-5 people

o One case per person so we have extra water on hand after we fill the bags.· Travel size Sunscreen· Chapstick· Deck of Cards· Peanuts· Granola Bars (No Chocolate)· Goldfish bags· Potato chip bags· Notepads· First Aid· Mini-Flashlights· Mints· Other Ideas???

The VP’s ColumnThe VP's Word

By Donna Stewart

I would like to thank Tony fororganizing our event at theMuckenthaler Cultural Center.He did a wonderful job. It was agreat day, with our Club beingwell represented with 35 cars inattendance. I really enjoyed seeing all the other classic andvintage autos. Some of them I had never heard of or had thepleasure of seeing before. The show was really well donewith many activities. They were really impressed with ourclub presence. The Center has invited us to return nextyear. We will be sure and put it on our calendar of futureevents.

At the upcoming June Meeting, we would like you to driveyour Vettes and be there at 6 p.m. It has been arranged withSusan Carpenter, a reporter with the Orange CountyRegister, to take a club picture and write an article for theAutomotive section, which comes out on Fridays, to helpkick off our Annual Car Show. The picture will be taken inthe back parking lot at the Sizzler. We hope as many of youas possible are able to make it at that time. It will be greatpublicity for the Club.

A few of us attended the open house at Downey Union HighSchool and toured the Multi Million dollar Automotive Centerand Engineering Departments. It is absolutely amazing whatthese promising high school students are accomplishing.The Automotive department is all computerized with autobays for hands on learning and just as well equipped as anyprofessional car dealership. The Engineering department isworking with Airplanes, Space travel, Robotics, and 3-Dprinting machines, well beyond their years. There is a greatfuture ahead for these many gifted youths.

The June meeting is very busy for us. Be sure and checkthe events calendar so you won’t miss anything.

Please try to make it to Shirley and Garry Jones “Bashbefore the Bash” on Friday, June 26th at 2 p.m. You willhave a great time. Caravan time and meeting places tocome later.

Our Car Show is rapidly approaching. Raffle prizes areneeded. Please do your part.

Linda Norris and I are about to go on the “Road Again” withan approximately 10 day trip to the great state of Texas toenjoy some of my family and attend the high schoolgraduation of a Granddaughter in San Antonio and Linda,with her family in Corpus Christi, I’m sure we will have somegreat stories to relate to you upon our return.

Thanks,Vice PrezDonna Stewart

PresidentTony

Larry Shinoda

When asked who is Larry Shinoda, few Corvette owners know who he is. Larry, a Japanese American,was born in 1930 in Los Angeles, CA and developed hisartistic talents in grade school. He was interned with hisfamily during WWII at Camp Manzanar. During those campdays, he made a chair for his grandmother out of woodencrates, thus showing his creative talents early.

After the war, he built hot rods and drag raced them on thestreets of L.A. In 1955 he won the first NHRA Nationals inGreat Bend, Kansas with his 1924 Ford Roadster.

He attended Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles,but was “kicked out.” He then went to work for Ford MotorCo. in 1955. He briefly worked with Packard, and then withGeneral Motors in late 1956.

Shinoda got his first big break when, at 28 years old, he wastapped by Bill Mitchell to transform the 1957 Q-Corvette tothe 1959 Stingray Racer. This formed the styling theme forthe 1963 Corvette.

During the 13 years with GM, Larry designed numerousspecial Corvettes, Corvairs and several race cars. Hedesigned Pat Flaherty’s 1956 Indy 500 winning Watson-Offenhauser.

In 1968, Shinoda went to work for Ford Motor Co and hisfirst project was the high-performance Mustang known asThe Boss 302

He died in 1997 of Kidney failure. I entered the picture in2011when at our Bakery/Café in La Habra, a Japanese ladyand her husband came in to eat. I was wearing a car shirtwith a Corvette on the front. The lady was Grace Nakamura.She said “my brother designed that car.” I knew who de-signed the car and said “your brother was Larry Shinoda.”Yes, she said. I’ve had a friendship with her and her hus-band, Yoshi, ever since then.

His drawings have been given to the Japanese-AmericanMuseum in Los Angeles. His sister, Grace, made it possiblefor me to acquire a large photo of Larry with two of the carshe designed.Larry had signed the picture.

We never know how the people we meet will relate to thethings we do in life. Corvette, Larry Shinoda, GraceNakamura, Tony Schavone…they all came together tocomplete a picture story and bring me closer to someone Inever knew.

More later. Tony

TRIVIA QUESTION: The 2015 Z06 paced this year’s Indy 500.What was the year the first Corvette paced the Indy 500?

(Answer to Last Month’s Trivia Question: The 2nd lowestproduction year for Corvette was 1955 with 700 produced.

The Corvette Corralat the

Muckenthaler Motor Car Festival5/17/15

Don’t mess with the Parking Professional!

CSS at Los Alamitos Races!Pictures by Gary M.

5/16/15

More of The Corvette Corralat the

Muckenthaler Motor Car Festival5/17/15

CSS Ladies!

But Wait! There’s more at The Corvette CorralSeeing Red!

Early dinner at Coco’s after the festival.

Career Technical Education (CTE)At Downey High School

5/20/15

This is a very impressive program!And, they just received a 6 million dollar grant!

Can you see my corvette in the security camera?!

NCCC West Coast Regional Convention Volume II

On April 9th, 2015, the West Coast Region of NCCC opened its doors for its second regionalconvention. The three day Convention was held again at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas kicked offwith a pool side party that set the tone for a great weekend to come. The Silverton was the anchorhotel for all the events which included high and low speed events at Spring Mountain in Pahrump, apeople’s choice car show and a Highlights of Las Vegas Rally with 2 embedded Poker Rallyes and aslot tournament which gave all participants something to do.

Participants came from near and far, from 18 clubs within the West Coast Region along with 13 other clubs from 8 otherregions, and Members At Large and other nonaffiliated groups that just wanted to be part of the extravaganza. When itwas all said and done, there were 247 participants and the events were well attended.

The major sponsor for the convention was Falken Tires. Michelin donated a set of tires for the raffle at the awardsceremony. In addition, six clubs from the West Coast Region shared the duties for organizing and running each event thatwas offered. Administration and legal was handled by Newport Harbor Corvettes. Tech was done by Las Vegas CorvetteAssociation. The first two events on Friday were held at the Spring Mountain Motor Sport Ranch in Pahrump Nevada.Vettes-R-Us hosted the low speed event and Corvette Super Sports hosted the high speed event. There was also a SlotTournament hosted by Cindy Orrico Friday night. Saturday’s events were the People’s Choice Car Show presented by theInland Empire Corvette Club and the Highlights of Las Vegas Chance Rallies presented by Pomona Valley CorvetteAssociation.

All events were well attended with 61 entries representing 22 clubs for the low speed event, 48 entries representing 15clubs for the high speed event, 95 entries for the Slot Tournament, 102 entries for the Car Show representing 22 clubs,and 75 entries representing 15 clubs on the Rallies. Pictures from the events can be found athttps://ncccwesternregion.shutterfly.com/ If you have any trouble accessing the files, please contact Geoff Girvin atgbgirvin@yahoo.com.

At the awards ceremony, all of the individuals who helped make the convention a success were asked to stand and berecognized by the West Coast Region RE, Allen Morris. Those recognized were: Joe Orrico, Regional CompetitionDirector, Cliff Harris, Regional Membership Director, Ellis Chee, Regional Treasurer, and Cindy Orrico, RegionalSecretary. In addition, we had NCCC President Dave Heinemann from Windy City Corvette Club in Chicago along withthree previous Presidents: Jerry Britner from Tin Hall Toys of Houston Texas (1995-1996), Dick Yanko from Vette CityVettes from Bowling Green Kentucky (1999-2002 & 2007-2010) and Roger Mitchell Member At Large from Fort WorthTexas (2003-2006). Fifty nine people came from outside the region. Three trailered their cars from Texas, others drovefrom Colorado and 11 drove from the Seattle Washington area. The number one club in attendance from the region wasCorvette Super Sports with 34 members in attendance.

New Adventures from the Past President:

On May 2nd, 3 CSS racers showed up at the track in Santa Maria. It was almost going to be just 2 racers because Kevingot lost and was wondering around on the wrong side of the Santa Maria Airport. But Kevin is resourceful. He called BudNorris, waking him up, I am told, who called his brother Ed, to help Kevin. While Ed provided turn by turn instructions toget Kevin to the correct side of the airport, we notified Debbie Mahoney who is an ATC trained guard who was stationedat the entry gate that Kevin would be arriving momentarily. As I was checking in with Gale Haugen, VTV President, Iexplained the issue, to which she just smiled. Pictures of Deb and Gale are included because we like to include our bestfriends in our Newsletter.

This was a different race this time. Usually one of the CSS members will end up running unopposed. But as we pointchasers know, a win is a win and points are points. But this time, with Kevin in his new Stingray and Ed in his new (to himanyway) C6 Z06, they were in different classes and that made for some interesting races especially since Grandsportsand Stingrays are in the same class. I had a different set of races too. Normally, my competition is Allen Morris, our WestCoast RE. Allen and I make each other better and sometimes he wins and sometimes I win, but we have fun doing it andeach of us gets better. But this time I had a father/son team racing the father's much newer C6 coupe than mine. It was areal dueling contest. After the first lap where I saw what I was up against, I got with the program and dropped my secondlap score by 4 full seconds. I kept doing better each time which I think frustrated my competition because the father/sonteam on each of their group runs did reasonably well, but got messed up trying to avoid those pesky orange cones. As EdNorris has told me many a time, autocrossing is all about "Seat Time". I think that since I had just come off of a Secondplace on the high speed autocross at the West Coast Convention at Spring Mountain in Pahrump, I knew exactly how tostay out in front of my competition and received 2 first place trophies.

Ed must have known what to do as well because he got the fastest time of the day at 49 seconds. Ed is an amazing driverand just killed his competition and got 2 first pace trophies too. Kevin is learning more and more about his Stingray and hegot 2 first place trophies as well. All in all, CSS did very well and as point chasers, it was exhilarating for the 3 of us tomove ahead of our point chasing friends, at least until the next event.

Geoff GirvinSave the Wave

Fallbrook's Top News for May 29, 2015

Here is the 50th Fallbrook vintage car show that was put on last Sunday at the Pala Mesa Resort of Fallbrook. The resorthad contacted the Vintage club about having the show there this year to help promote the resort. Our club, "The Shafters"has a number of members that belong to both clubs. The vintage club asked us if we would help in the laying out of thefield on Saturday and to place the cars on the field on Sunday and to direct traffic in and out of the venue. There are threepractice fields that are side by side. The center field is the one we used for the show cars. It is over 700' long and almost300' wide. The other two fields were for parking.

Things were looking great as the entry list of 425 was filled three weeks before the event. That should have been the cluethat we were going to have a really good turnout. The show cars were coming in at 6:30AM and much to our surprise asubstantial amount of spectators were steaming in. Two lanes of spectators and two lanes of show cars. It was controlledmayhem at its best. By 9AM the almost all the show cars were in place, and I got a one hour rest before helping with thejudging. There were at least forty people doing the judging in pairs. Locating the cars is always a time waster, but this timethe cars were logged in as they parked as to row number and position on the row. The judges were given a group of carsto judge with the paper work set up in alphabetical (row) order and numerical (station) order on that row. The car classwasn't set up in groups so they were scattered al over the field. This helped judging tremendously. Trophies were passedout at 3PM.

Cars started leaving all three fields at just about the same time, 3:30PM and in one hour or so we were down to a dozencars left on the field, mostly our own club members.

According to the newspaper there was ten thousand spectators. They were planning for one thousand. There was an hourand a half wait to get in. The main highway, Old 395, was backed up two miles to the north and a mile to the south. Thatis what we could see, we didn't see the seven mile backup on east bound 76, which is presently being upgraded from itssingle lane status to two, The turnout at Old 395 North would only allow 8 cars per signal event. Hopefully they will havethe extra lane next year.

Enjoy, David A

The 50th annual Fallbrook Vintage Car Show was indeed pure gold. Breaking all attendance records and number of clas-sic car entries, the spectacular event, held Sunday, May 24, on the grass at Pala Mesa Resort was a sight to behold.

Where You Can Find Corvette Parts and Merchandise

For those of you who have been into Corvettes for awhile most – or all – of the following will not be news toyou, but for you relative newcomers to the love of Vettes this offering is being made to help you find the partsyou may need for your classic or the trim add-ons you might want to buy to personalize your Vette or theclothing, gear, etc. you might like to own to show others of your interest in the sport.

It’s amazing just how many publications are out there that are dedicated to Corvettes and how helpful many ofthem can be. Following is a list and quick summary of the more popular catalogs that you might want to lookinto. Most of them are available for routine periodic mailing if you request it, and most of them have a web sitefrom which you can peruse their offerings. Me, I prefer to receive the catalogs so that I can better see justwhat’s out there I might not have not seen before.

The three largest, most popular catalogs with the most items that are non-“parts” are:

a. Mid America Motorworks, www.mamotorworkscom, (800) 500-1500;b. Eckler’s Corvette, www.ecklersCorvette.com, (800) 327-4868;c. Corvette America, www.CorvetteAmerica.com, (800) 458-3475.

Those publications periodically also publish catalogs geared specifically for a single generation of Corvettes sowhen they ask you for the year and model you drive don’t be afraid to tell them.

Then there are catalogs that are almost exclusively for parts, especially of older model Corvettes:

a. Volunteer Vette Products, www.volvette.com, (865) 521-9100;b. J & D Corvette, www.jdcorvette.com, (800) 838-8353 (located locally in Bellflower, CA).

For trim and accessory items as well as clothes, furniture and the like, you should look at:

a. Corvette Central, www.CorvetteCentral.com, (800) 345-4122. They have an accessories catalog and aseparate catalog of parts, etc., for each generation of Corvettes.

b. Burston Marketing’s Corvette Collection, www.CorvetteCollection.com, (800) 653-1375.c. And finally, the catalog from the retail store at the National Corvette Museum,

www.CorvetteMuseum.org, (800) 538-3883.

In addition to the above, you might also consider visiting the show rooms of Corvette Mike’s at 1133 NorthTustin Avenue and West Coast Corvettes, 1210 N. Kraemer Blvd., both are located near each other inAnaheim just off the 91 freeway in Anaheim. They have a selection of GM authorized accessories and clothesfor sale, as well as an indoor Corvette sales room with used road gems. Both also maintain servicedepartments for installing accessories and the like and for general maintenance of Corvettes. West CoastCorvettes has a new catalog that was just released and is available for pick-up at the store. (Price ispre-printed on each catalog as $12.95, but don’t be fooled, they’re free - just ask for one.)

CSS Board Meeting MinutesMay 19, 2015

Officers present: Tony Schavone, Donna Stewart, BertWiestBoard members present: Laura Schavone, Claude Allison,Amelia Allison, Gary Plehn, Gary Maleski

A quorum was present.

President Tony Schavone opened the meeting at 1900,thanking all for their attendance.

Donna Stewart gave a rundown of the upcoming events.

President Tony gave the treasurers report in Mike Baddley’sabsence. As of April 30th the club had $10,987.03 in itsaccount.

Secretary Bert Wiest made a motion to the board to acceptas members Jim Hunt, Donna Hunt and Rod Natale. Themotion passed unanimously.

Secretary Bert Wiest made a motion that the board approvethe purchase of 4 new 6 ft. folding plastic banquet tables toreplace the old heavy wooden ones currently stored atDonna Stewart’s home. The vote was called for, secondedand passed unanimously. Donna and Tony will purchaseand transport.

Tony reported that there were 35 CSS members’ cars at theMuckenthaler car show Corvette Corral. It was generallyagreed upon that this was a good outing and will be followedup on again next year.

Cindy Orrico is not doing well; keep her in your thoughts andprayers.

Claude Allison reported that Joe Orrico gave him the contactfor the car show trophies. He will follow up. DJ from Connellwill be at the next car show meeting. Help is needed inacquiring raffle prizes and goodie bag items.

Gary Maleski reported that Sue Carpenter from the Registerwill be at the June general meeting. Members are urged todrive their Corvettes, be there at 6:00 for a picture and weartheir club shirts. Secretary Bert Wiest to so advise viameeting notification.

Tony took first place at the Temecula car show.

The meeting was adjourned at 1955.

Respectfully SubmittedBert Wiest, Secretary

CSS General Meeting MinutesMay 5, 2015

Officers Present: Tony Schavone, Donna Stewart,Michael Baddley, Debra Ruby, Douglas Mariani

Board members present: Laura Schavone, Eric Ellsworth,Gary Plehn, Gary Maleski, Claude Allison, Amelia Allison

A quorum was present.

Sgt. at Arms Ron DeBartolomeis called the meeting toorder at 1905 and led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.

President Tony Schavone opened the meeting, thankingall for their attendance.

Vice-President Donna Stewart introduced our visitors forthe evening: Tim Pearson, who is rejoining the club,Ruth Parker, Rod Natale, Rick Cummings. She alsointroduced new members Ed McCallister, Michael andSandy Schmitt and Sarah and Richard Cheek.

Publicity Chairperson Gary Maleski is working on gettingSue Carpenter of the OC Register to the next meeting.

Car Show Chairperson Claude Allison reports that thereare 103 days until the car show. Thanks to Rick Millerand Tony Schavone for work on the flyers. Raffledonations are urgently needed.

Donna Stewart did the birthdays: Sue Rosen, GaryMaleski, Cindy Orrico, John Spurr, Chuck Rosen, LauraSchavone and Garry Jones.

The anniversaries were: Tom and Barbara Cuccio andDoug and Ann Meeuwenberg.

Ed Norris had the fastest time in the Santa MariaAutocross on May 2. Geoff Girvin won best in category.

The upcoming events are: May 17, Plastic Fantastic carshow, June 7, OV Vettes car show, June 13, CSSmystery run, June 20, CSS deer park winery trip, June26, Big Bear Bash, July 11, OC Vettes poker run,August 22, Donnas pool party, September 5, progressivedinner.

Rick Miller reports that the club shirts are here.

The next car show meeting is May 12.

The goodies were courtesy of Linda Norris and Vicki Kump.

The dinner raffle was won by Eric Ellsworth.

The raffle winners were Ron DeBartolomeis, DaveMacDonough, John Spurr, Wayne Heard.

Respectfully SubmittedDianne Wiest, Substitute Secretary

CSSCelebrations

8 - Sue Rosen 12 - Gary Maleski 14 - John Spurr 21 - Cindy Orrico 23 - Chuck Rosen 24 - Laura Schavone 26 - Garry Jones

3 - Chris Spencer 5 - Sal Cruz 12 - Eric Ellsworth 13 - Geoff Girvin 14 - Douglas Mariani 20 - Dennis Blake 22 - Elaine Cooper 25 - Debra Prichard

18- Doug/Ann Meeuwenberg 27 - Tom/Barbara Cuccio

6 - Eric Ellsworth/Debra Ruby 16 - Gary/Alina Maleski 20 - Ellis Chee 26 - George/Sandra McMullen

Connell Chevrolet helps sponsor our Corvette Club. Theyhave been family owned and operated by the Doddridgefamily since 1989 when Paul Doddridge purchased thefranchise from John Connell. Paul is still active with thedealership, but he also spends a lot of his time at his ranchin Montana. His son Wayne Doddridge is the activeGeneral Manager.

Connell Chevrolet was first opened in the late 1950’s andwas located in Newport Beach on Pacific Coast Highway.Then in 1963, they relocated to Harbor Boulevard in CostaMesa.

Connell has one of the largest new, certified, andpre-owned inventories in Southern California. If you’relooking for a specific Tahoe, Silverado pickup, Corvette, ora late-model used car or truck, chances are, ConnellChevrolet has it.

And over the years, Connell’s Service Department has builta reputation fixing your GM vehicle right the first time and ina timely manner. They currently have more ChevroletMaster Technicians than most other Chevrolet dealers inthe entire USA.

When you go to Connell for service ask for Todd Mack.Todd has been a Service Consultant at Connell for over 20years and is a recommended advisor in the Corvette forum.For you “do-it-yourselfers,” Connell Chevrolet has anexpansive Parts Department. They are one of the largestwholesale dealers in the area. And if they don’t have yourspecific automotive part on hand, they can probably secureit within a few days.

Lastly, let’s talk about the Connell employee family. Tomany, their employment at Connell is not a job... It’s acareer. Many employees including the sales, service andoffice personnel have worked at Connell for twenty yearsand more. Even the outside vendors who help to supportConnell Chevrolet, have been within the Doddridge familyfor many years.

Look for Wayne Doddridge next time you’re at thedealership and introduce yourself. He is a family man with6 children and supports the local community. He andConnell Chevrolet help sponsor Orange Lutheran HighSchool, Crean Lutheran High, Costa Mesa High, FountainValley High, Estancia High, the Orange County 4H clubs,Newport Harbor Corvettes, Corvette Super Sports, BetterBusiness Bureau, Auto Club, Costco, Los Angeles CountyPolice and Fire Departments, the Orange County FireDepartment, Costa Mesa Police, Newport Beach Police,Huntington Beach Police and Irvine Police.

Connell Chevrolet is located at:

2828 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Sales (714) 546-1200 Service (714)755-3335 Parts (714)546-9400 Website: www.connellchevy.com

In Other News:Homeland Security Training is now called: Corvette Super Shots. We typically meet on the fourth Saturday of eachmonth with lunch afterwards. All are welcome to join!

Editors’ Note:Hi everyone! I am really enjoying my new position as newsletter editor! I was a little nervous about taking over Geoff’s job,since it was an award winning newsletter! I think I’ve made it my own while keeping the structure the same. As always, Iwelcome pictures and extra articles from other members as long as you send them to me at least five (5) days before theend of each month. I especially need pictures and copy for events I do not attend!

This month, I particularly want to thank Gary M., for providing pictures from the Los Alamitos Races as well as theCorvette Corral! I also thank Tony and Rick for their pictures from the Muckenthaler Motor Car Festival too!

Enjoy!

Debbie :-)

Secretarial Scribblings:Bert Wiest, Secretary

We are very fortunate as a club to be able to hold our meetings at the Sizzler. We have a facility with a large privateroom to use, a separate entry into the room, plenty of parking, a server who makes sure we are well taken careof, no trying-to-figure-out the check hassles, it’s available to the club at no charge to us and they even provide afree meal for the dinner raffle every month. What we can do in return is to buy some dinners on meeting nights andI would ask all of us to please do this. This is the way we can show them a little support and say “thanks” to theSizzler for what they provide for us. Let’s all try and have our dinner there when we go to the meeting.

I’m sure that most of you know by now that the club has rented a storage space for all the club owned property.There is a ton of car show supplies, banners, records and paperwork, folding tables, etc. I do need to know if youhave any club owned property, what it is and if you would like to have it moved to the storage unit and out of yourhair. I believe we have an E-Z up somewhere, I just don’t know who has it. Please email me if you have anythingand whether you would like it moved to the storage unit or not.

Our board meetings are open to ALL members. We meet on the third Tuesday of every month (except December)and you are all encouraged to attend and see your board of governors in action. There is a notice sent out on the“wires” about 5 days before the meetings with the date, time and location.

If a guest at one of our meetings should ask for or hand you an application for membership, please direct themto the secretary and I will take it from there. The new procedure is designed to simplify and streamlinethe application/membership process. We have had 6 new members this year already!

Support the club, attend the meetings.

Bert

CONNELLCONNELL

2828 HARBOR BLVD.,COSTA MESA

SALES HOURSMON- FRI 8:30AM - 9:00PM

MON- FRI 7:00AM -

SERVICE HOURS

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in conjunction with the

Participants’ Choice Corvette Show

Check-in and onsite registration 6:00 – 8:00 AM. All vehicles must be in place by 8 AM.Trophies awarded to 1st and 2nd in each category (Class C1 - C7), in the Stock and Modified Classes.Registration: NCCC member $ 10, $15 after May 25, 2015

Non- NCCC members $15, $20 after May 25, 2015

PLEASE NOTE: You must also register separately for the Huntington Beach Concours d’Elegance (HBC) event. $35. YourCorvette will be entered into the HBC event and will be judged separately from the NCCC event only if your registrationwas received before the May, 25, 2015 date. If this registration is received late, your Corvette will be “DISPLAY ONLY” andwill not be judged by HBC. You may register for the HBC event online at www.hbconcours.org.

NCCC awards begin at 11:00 AM. Huntington Beach Concours d’ Elegance awards begin at 2:00 PM.

Sponsored by:McJacks Corvettes

mcjackscorvettes.com

Directions to event:Exit 405 freeway at BeachBlvd.Go South Approximately 3milesTurn Right on Talbert Ave.

SundayJune 7, 2015

NCCC Sanction#WC-325-001

Complete the O.C. Vettes/NCCCregistration form below and mail it withthe correct fees to: O.C. Vettes

Paul Kerper18 Blazing StarIrvine, CA 92604949-551-9484

Stock Modified (4 or more modifications)

ZIP:State:City:

Address:

Owners Name:

Club Affiliation:

Corvette Year:

NCCC #::

Class (C1-C7):

Make checks payable to : OCV or HBC

O.C. Vettes/NCCC Registration Form

Presen

at Huntington Beach Central ParkProceeds to benefit the Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation

Phone:

4th Annual OC Vettes

Signature Date

Name

Address

City/State/ZIP

Phone

Saturday, July 11, 2015NCCC Sanction # WC-325-002

Proceeds benefit the Retinitis Pigmentosa FoundationRegistration begins at 10 AM, Poker Run begins at 10:30 AM

Starting Location: ENDERLE CENTER, 55 Frwy and 17th St., TustinMeet at the back parking lot, Enderle Center Dr. & Vandenberg Ln.

Finish at Hacienda on the Lake Restaurant,27792 Vista del Lago, Mission Viejo

Lunch on your own at Hacienda,Awards and Raffle Prizes after lunch

I hereby understand that I am responsible for my car, its contents and anypassenger therein. I agree to hold harmless and release OC Vettes and NCCC ofliability for any damage, injury or loss of property during the OC Vettes PokerRun event.

ENTRY FEE: $25 PER CAR, EXTRA HANDS $5 EACHGrand Prize: Free brakejob on any GM vehicle atConnell Chevrolet,Costa Mesa, not toexceed $300.One time use only.

NCCC #:

CUT HERE

Make checks payable to : O C Vettes. Mail entry form andpayment to: Paul Kerper, 18 Blazing Star, Irvine, CA 92604.Mailed entry must be postmarked no later than 7/3/2015;otherwise, form may be returned during Poker Run sign-in.

Total Amount Enclosed

Add’l Hands @ $5 ea

Poker Run Entry Amount $25

2nd Prize: $250 OffCorvette tires at MayTire, Huntington Beach.

3rd Prize: DYNO EnginePerformance Analysisvalued at $250 at SuperiorEngineering, Placentia

Lots of other great raffle prizes!Raffle for great gift baskets!

Best Poker Hands Win!

July 11, 2015

Low SpeedAutocross

Santa Maria Airport, Santa Maria,CA2 Sanctioned EventsAll Cars Welcome NCCC Members Non-NCCC

Registration Fees: $50 $60

Register on-line at motorsportreg.com before July 9, 2015.

Register early! Registration limited to no more than 50 entries.

Schedule: Gate Opens at 7:30am + Gate Closes at 8:30am

Registration Check-in 7:30am—8:00am

Tech Inspections—7:30-8:30am

Mandatory Drivers Meeting—9:00am

First Car Out—9:30am (approximate)Participants must be inside the gate no later than 8:30am

Catering truck will be available for food and drinks.

Questions: Charlie Perry + 805-570-9191 + zr1perry@live.com Gale Haugen + 805-773-4515 + galehaugen@charter.net

See reverse side for map and more details.

Autocross Event Details

These events are sanc�oned by the Na�onal Council of Corve�e Clubs, Inc. (NCCC). Autocross classifica�ons are as outlined inNCCC guidelines.  For members of NCCC the sanc�on numbers are WC-518-003 and WC-518-004.  Non-NCCC members and allmakes of cars and trucks are welcome to par�cipate. All non-NCCC member par�cipants, including non-NCCC Corve�es, willbe placed in the Open Class.

Registra�on is accepted online only at motorsportreg.com.  There will be no registra�on the day of the event.  If two par�ci‐pants are driving the same car, both must register as separate drivers. Par�cipants must be at least 18 years old.  Registrantswill receive an email registra�on confirma�on with car number. Please be sure your email address is correct on your on-lineregistra�on.

SNELL approved “SA” or “M” helmets less than 10 years old are required. Drivers must wear securely fi�ng shoes with closedtoes. Entrants will be divided into two groups for both the morning and a�ernoon events. Unless physically unable, all par�ci‐pants will be asked to volunteer as course safety workers.

Santa Maria Airport is a TSA controlled facility with strictly enforced security.  Vapor Trail Ve�es must conduct this event ac‐cordingly.  Par�cipants must enter and leave via one secure gate monitored by a TSA guard. The gate will open at  7:30am andwill be closed at 8:30am and unmanned un�l the event's conclusion.  We strongly urge you to arrive no later than  8:00am tobe sure you get checked-in, get your car tech checked and walk the course before the drivers’ mee�ng at 9:00am. No one willbe allowed to enter a�er 8:30am. All par�cipants must sign an event waiver and be issued a wrist band that must be worn atall �mes within the TSA boundaries. Once you enter the TSA controlled zone, you must leave through the secured gate onlyonce. One entry and one exit only , so make sure that before you enter the facility you have everything you need for the dayincluding enough fuel for  all the events. All entrants must be a driver or a volunteer event worker. Sorry, TSA regula�ons donot allow this to be a spectator event.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Hwy 101 North Direc�ons:¨ Exit right from the 101 N. to E. Union

Valley Parkway.¨ Turn le� on E. Union Valley Parkway¨ Follow to W. Union Valley Parkway¨ Turn right on S. Blosser Road¨ Follow Blosser to autocross main

gate.

Hwy 101 South Direc�ons:¨ Exit right from the 101 S. to E. Union

Valley Parkway¨ Turn right on E. Union Valley Parkway¨ Follow to W. Union Valley Parkway¨ Turn right on S. Blosser Road¨ Follow Blosser to autocross main gate

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DESERT BREEZE RALLYE2015

Victor Valley Vettes Corvette ClubNCCC Sanctions

WC-507-001, WC-507-002, WC-507-003Sponsored by Rancho Motors

Corvettes OnlyEvent: Gimmick, Poker and HiddenTime Rallye

Date: August 8th, 2015

Entry Fees:NCCC Member $30.00Early Registration $25.00 (Must be postmarked by July 1st)

Non NCCC Member $35.00Early Registration $30.00 (Must be postmarked by July 1st)(NOTE: NON -NCCC MEMBERS ARE NOT COVERED BY NCCC INSURANCE)

Checks will be accepted for pre-registration, day of event will be cash only! To pre-register please mailyour application along with a check or money order to:Victor Valley VettesPO Box 1135Apple Valley CA 92307

Start Location:Rancho Motors15425 Dos Palmas RoadVictorville CA 92392

Day of Event Line-UpRegistration:Opens: 8:00AMCloses: 9:30AMFirst Car Out:9:00 AMDrivers Meetings:8:45 AM & 9:45 AM (you are required to attend one of thedrivers meetings)

CALL PATRICK FOR HOTEL DEALS(760) 662-1067

BENEFITING THE MOSES HOUSE

Questions about the event?vvvettes@hotmail.com

Desert Breeze Rallye 2015Registration Form

Event Location: Rancho Motors- 15425 Dos Palmas RoadVictorville, Ca.

Car Registration Number: _______________________

Year of Car:____________ Style:______________

Driver #1:___________________________________NCCC#: ________________

Address:________________________________ Club Name:__________________

City:_____________________ State:_____ Zip Code:_________

Phone:______________________________

Check here if Navigator for Rallye: _____

Driver #2:___________________________________NCCC#: ________________

Address:________________________________ Club Name:__________________

City:_____________________ State:_____ Zip Code:_________

Phone:_____________________________

Check here if Navigator for Rallye: _____

E-Mail address to send results to:_______________________________

In case of emergency whom do you wish to notify?

Name:_____________________ Relationship:______________

Phone:__________________________

Mail to: Victor Valley Vettes Amount Enclosed $________________P.O. Box 1135Apple Valley, Ca. 92307

NOTES: 1. All entrants MUST completely and truthfully fill out the registration form. All entrants eighteen (18)years and older MUST also sign the RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY, ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND INDEMNITYAGREEMENT and any other release documents which may be required by NCCC. Entrants younger than eighteen (18)years old must have a parent or legal guardian present and submit a properly completed PARENTAL CONSENT,RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY, ASSUMPTION OF RISK, AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT and a MINOR'SASSUMPTION OF RISK ACKNOWLEDGMENT and any other release documents which may be required by NCCC. 2. Alldrivers MUST be properly licensed per Section 1.7.1. (Eligibility to Compete) of the NCCC Rulebook.3. NON -NCCC MEMBERS ARE NOT COVERED BY NCCC INSURANCE

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